This is an analysis of What Can A Young Lassie Do Wi' An Auld Man? by Robert Burns.
WHAT can a young lassie, what shall a young lassie,
What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abAXAX XXBBBB cbCBCB abDBDB
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 110110110110 11011011111 111010110110 01011011011 111010110110 01011011011 1111001100100 11111001011 111110010010 11001101011 111110010010 11001101011 111110111110 11011111111 110110110110 11101111111 110110110110 11101111111 111010011110 11101001001 111111011111 11011011011 111111011111 11011011011
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 27
Repeated words/phrases
what, young, lassie, he's, and, he, him
Anaphora
what, i'll
